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ups.com... JimH wrote: JohnH wrote: On 7 Oct 2006 10:13:13 -0700, wrote: Jim, did the "new" mechanic feel there was no other engine damage? Unless the winterizing is already done, I'd still ask them to run a compression test, to see if a cylinder is low on compression. ie burned halve, blown head gasket, or even a cracked head. These engines are pretty tough, but can still be hurt by accessive heat, and in some cases, it doesn't take much, either. JimH wrote: I went to check on the repairs on my boat this morning, get the winterizing set up and square away on my bill. The engine was running rough after my overheating episode this summer. My new mechanic found that the port side exhaust manifold gaskets had failed due to the overheating and were allowing water into 2 of the cylinders. They also found that the oil cooler was leaking and the wrong spark plugs were installed (I had my old marina do a tune up on the boat last summer). Every time the *OMC Certified* mechanic at my old marina touched my boat he screwed something up. First he never replaced the impeller like I asked him to, saying he checked it and was working fine. Then the boat overheated because the impeller failed. Then he installed the wrong temperature thermostat when trying to "fix" the problem, never finding the bad manifold gasket. Earlier he used the wrong spark plugs during a routine tune-up. Boy am I glad we switched marinas and now have a good mechanic. ;-) Wow! Sounds like more bad karma. Actually it is good karma John as things are all fixed and I found a great marina and mechanic. My *bad karma*, as you and Reggie talked about in recent months, was due to a dumbass presenting himself as an OMC certified mechanic. My other *bad karma* was due to an old sump pump I failed to change. LOL....I guess this *karma* thing is easy to turn around. Hope everything works out for Jim. ;) Why thank you John, but if already has. ;-) Anyway........Friends are coming over in 15 minutes or so to watch the OSU/BGSU game and then feast on 6 slabs of baby back ribs I marinated in my special wet rub overnight. 3 slabs are cooked.....3 more are in the oven as I type this. They will later be slathered with BBQ sauce and grilled for 5 to 10 minutes on the outside grill. Beer is on ice. Cole slaw was made this morning. Mmmm, mmmmm. If you are eating in the livingroom in front of the wide screen, I hope you have the place covered in paper towels, or a big painters drop cloth. Ribs? be careful, you might actually get that sauce in your mouth! LOL! We ate at the kitchen table (avoiding the mess by eating in the dining room over nice carpeting) and at the adjacent kitchen counter (we had 11 people in total). The atmosphere was relaxed and informal. The ribs were great and OSU played an acceptable but uninspiring game. Later, while sitting around the family room and talking about nothing some of our friends had seconds......all while sitting on upholstered furniture and not getting sauce on the furniture. No drips, spills or stains.............we knew they could do. It was a good day..............my boat is fixed.............no furniture was ruined while eating ribs.......we had a great time with our friends. Add to that the fact that our daughter now has full senses back in her tongue after the removal of 4 wisdom teeth. Wahoo! We now officially have good karma. ;-) PS: Dog gone it! If we only knew restoring our karma from bad to good was only this simple we would have spent the money months ago to have it changed. ;-) |
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